The Wall Street Journal reports that the Louisiana Supreme Court is expected to hear a novel argument Monday that relates to the long-standing debate over the legacy of the Confederate flag. This time it's come up in the context of a murder trial.

Felton Dorsey, an African-American man, was sentenced to death in Shreveport, La., for killing Joe Prock, a white firefighter, during a robbery at the home of Prock's mother. Dorsey claims that he is innocent and seeks to overturn the conviction on numerous grounds, including that prosecutors used unreliable accomplice testimony.

But he also contends that prosecutors improperly removed most of the prospective black jurors from the case, resulting in a jury of 11 whites and one African American. Here's where the Confederate flag comes in: Carl Staples, one of the prospective black jurors, was struck from the case by prosecutors after complaining about the fact that it was flying outside the courtroom:

The flag "is a symbol of one of the most ... heinous crimes ever committed," Mr. Staples said, according to court briefs. "You're here for justice and then again you overlook this great injustice by continuing to fly this flag," he added, calling the flag "salt in the wounds of ...people of color."

"When I was screened for the jury, it welled up inside of me and I expressed my feelings," Mr. Staples said in an interview. A part-time radio engineer and announcer in Shreveport, he said, "I don't understand how judges or lawyers allowed that flag to stand."

"When I was screened for the jury, it welled up inside of me and I expressed my feelings," Mr. Staples said in an interview. A part-time radio engineer and announcer in Shreveport, he said, "I don't understand how judges or lawyers allowed that flag to stand."

The defense desperately wanted this brain dead man on the jury so they could lead him around by the nose and eventually prevent a conviction.

The flag "is a symbol of one of the most ... heinous crimes ever committed," Mr. Staples said, according to court briefs. "You're here for justice and then again you overlook this great injustice by continuing to fly this flag," he added, calling the flag "salt in the wounds of ...people of color"

I'm sure he meant the flag flown by slave ships. You know, the one burned into the memory of slaves being torn from their beloved homeland. I know I've got it around here somewhere... wait... oh yeah.

I actually told a NY city woman that the other week and asked her what flag flew over those slave ships, where was the biggest slave ship building and which flag flew over the west while killing indians, taking their land etc.

She told me it was the battle flag which flew over the indians killing them.
It was the battle flag which flew over slave ships.
It was probably a southern city which built the ships like Charleston, new Orleans, or and get this Atlanta, LOL

Atlanta, I had to point out to this dope that Atlanta is inland, that the flags were the stars and stripes.

She got all made, said that there is no way that is true as they helped the slaves and went to war to free them .

I have to ask what the hell are the schools teaching kids about the war up in NY City as she was one of the dumbest fools I have met and yes she claimed she had a masters of which she was quick to point out when I told her she was wrong.

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posted on 05/10/2011 9:13:23 AM PDT
by manc
(Shame on all who voted for the repeal of DADT, who supported it or never tried to stop it. Traitors)

Few people I know love jury duty and many wont register to vote just so they wont be called, as that is where the jury pool is drawn from.

This is why many states allow counties and cities to use driver's licenses and county property records to pull jury pools! Because people refused to register to vote so they wouldn't be on a jury!

And we wonder why the government is so far into our personal business! If we just did our civic duties: vote, did jury duty and voice our own common-sense opinions and ideas, government wouldn't be the largesse that it is today!!

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posted on 05/10/2011 9:50:46 AM PDT
by ExTxMarine
("Convictions are more dangerous to truth than lies." ~ F. Nietzsche)

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